Bhumibol Adulyadej
General introduction
King of Thailand in 1946
represented the Chakri Dynasty for independence
Birthday & family
born on 5th, december, 1927 in Cambridge, Massachusett
was the youngest son of Prince Mahidol of Songkhla
Education period & married
Pri school in Bangkok
move to Switzerlan,where he attended the Ecole Nouvelle dela SuisseRomande and received his Bachelier des Lettres diploma
entered Lausanne University to study science, following the mysterious death of elder brother in June 1946, he was declared king
on April 28th, 1950 e married Queen Sirikit
returned to Switzerland to study political science and law
improve Thailand's life, foods,road, electric,..
he drawn into current events on occasion to mediate crises or negotiate compromises
visited every province of his country and suggested infrastructural improvements
was acclaimed because of his success in convincing hill tribes to switch their growing of opium to that of vegetables, fruit, coffee-> opium declined by 85%
village,roads,electricity,and irrigation systems were all part of Bhu's rural development efforts and modernization of farming
Royal Chitralada Projects for the goods
turned substantial portions of Bangkok residence into living laboratories to improve the standard of living
Projects included livestock improvement, milk production, hybridization of grains, bee keeping, fish breeding, reforestation...- all for good of national development
intertainment
he was noted as a devotee of modern music ad played the clarinet, as well composed but the myriad ceremonial duties left him little time for it
ways that the Chakri Dynasti keep Thailand independent
extending the power of the central government to its per peripheral geographical areas and attempting to improve the rural poor
as the chief supporter and principal patron of Buddhism